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right|thumb|250px|Map of Opovo municipality

Opovo (; ) is a town and municipality located in the South Banat District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 4,147, while Opovo municipality has 9,462 inhabitants (2022 census).

Name

In Serbian, the town is known as Opovo (Опово), in German as Opowa, in Hungarian as Ópáva, in Croatian as Opovo, in Romanian as Opovo, in Slovak as Opovo, and in Rusyn as Опово. In 1910, Serbs were in an absolute majority in Opovo, while other ethnic groups that lived in the settlement included Germans, Croats and Hungarians.

In 1918, following the collapse of Austria-Hungary, Opovo firstly became part of the Kingdom of Serbia and then part of the newly formed Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later renamed to Yugoslavia). In 1918-1919 it was part of the Banat, Bačka and Baranja region. From 1918 to 1922 Opovo was part of Veliki Bečkerek county, from 1922 to 1929 part of Belgrade oblast, and from 1929 to 1941 part of Danube Banovina. From 1941 to 1944, it was occupied by German Axis troops and was included in the German-administered Banat region, which was part of Serbia. In 1944, Soviet Red Army and Yugoslav partisans expelled Axis troops from the region and Opovo was included into Autonomous Province of Vojvodina within new socialist Yugoslavia. Since 1945, Vojvodina is part of the People's Republic of Serbia. Before World War II, Opovo was part of Kovačica municipality and, after the war, part of Pančevo municipality. Later, separate municipality of Opovo was formed.

Inhabited places

Opovo municipality includes the town of Opovo and the following villages:

  • Baranda
  • Sakule
  • Sefkerin

Opovo is the largest settlement in the municipality.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the total population of the municipality of Opovo was 10,440 inhabitants.

Ethnic groups

All settlements in the municipality have an ethnic Serb majority. The ethnic composition of the Opovo municipality:

  • Serbs (86.3%)
  • Croats (2.62%)
  • Yugoslavs (2.03%)
  • Roma (1.69%)
  • Romanians (1.67%)

Cultural projects

Wifi network greenlinks is non-profit wireless network originated in Opovo, member of Srbija Wireless.

See also

  • List of places in Serbia
  • List of cities, towns and villages in Vojvodina

References

  • Dr Slobodan Ćurčić, Naselja Banata - geografske karakteristike, Novi Sad, 2004.
  • Istorijski atlas, Geokarta, Beograd, 1999.
  • The Times History of Europe, Times Books, London, 2002.

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